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Forum: The Pit
12-25-2012, 02:06 PM
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Poll: What religion are you?
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I suppose there's a point there. I can't really...
I suppose there's a point there. I can't really empathize with how a criticism of a religious belief feels because even when I was Christian I was never very religious and never took my beliefs that... |
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Forum: The Pit
12-25-2012, 01:57 PM
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Replies: 296
Poll: What religion are you?
Views: 4,899
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I'm convinced the only reason atheists have the...
I'm convinced the only reason atheists have the image of being intolerant or condescending is because they are often highly critical of religion, which in most of the world is considered something of... |
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Forum: The Pit
12-10-2012, 07:22 PM
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Replies: 4,960
Views: 60,758
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Ahhh, I see. And here I had an idea that...
Ahhh, I see. And here I had an idea that animistic spirits became more anthropomorphized through time and that resulted in the concept of human-like gods. Gods based on rulers makes much more sense,... |
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Forum: The Pit
12-10-2012, 06:46 PM
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Replies: 4,960
Views: 60,758
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The part about collective memory was most likely...
The part about collective memory was most likely referring to an oral tradition being passed down from generation to generation, not any Assassin's Creed science fiction (as cool as it is). That's... |
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Forum: The Pit
12-09-2012, 01:43 AM
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Replies: 4,960
Views: 60,758
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True, the Judeo-Christian god is said to inspire...
True, the Judeo-Christian god is said to inspire and speak to people (sometimes audibly to groups, sometimes only in one person's mind). This is not the same as saying a believer feels God was... |
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Forum: The Pit
11-10-2012, 07:21 PM
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Replies: 4,960
Views: 60,758
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That verse in Genesis among other verses in the...
That verse in Genesis among other verses in the first chapter of Genesis are also the reason that Martin Luther thought that marriage was an obigatory duty to God. This was part of a big criticism he... |
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Forum: The Pit
11-03-2012, 03:56 AM
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Replies: 4,960
Views: 60,758
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I remember you quoting a verse from Isaiah, I...
I remember you quoting a verse from Isaiah, I believe, in the "Satan" thread some time ago that said God would form a new covenant with the Jews. Jesus still failed certain messianic criteria, as you... |
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Forum: The Pit
11-03-2012, 03:30 AM
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Replies: 4,960
Views: 60,758
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Forum: The Pit
10-30-2012, 06:22 PM
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Replies: 167
Views: 4,101
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It's all very fascinating though, even if it...
It's all very fascinating though, even if it isn't true. Many people are enamored by stories from Greek mythology and other mythological stories even though a vast majority of people don't believe... |
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Forum: The Pit
10-30-2012, 01:14 PM
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Replies: 167
Views: 4,101
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Huh, I've never heard that before, but the...
Huh, I've never heard that before, but the connection makes sense. Didn't Zoroastrianism inolve something like a conflict between light and darkness similar to the Manichaean beliefs? I'm probably... |
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Forum: The Pit
10-30-2012, 12:43 AM
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Replies: 167
Views: 4,101
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The only way that would make sense is if you...
The only way that would make sense is if you reinterpret the actions of Yahweh in the Old Testament in a loving light, since Yahweh himself says he is unchanging. And I don't see how you could... |
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Forum: The Pit
10-24-2012, 08:56 PM
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Replies: 67
Views: 1,287
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I did that a couple weeks ago with...
I did that a couple weeks ago with "Bother" by Stone Sour after I first heard it. I loved it so much I just couldn't stop listening to it. Actually, I kind of want to hear again now. |
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Forum: The Pit
10-21-2012, 03:11 AM
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Replies: 4,960
Views: 60,758
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I'm aware that the ending of Mark's gospel where...
I'm aware that the ending of Mark's gospel where the resurrection apperances have happened are not included in the oldest manuscriptsof of the Gosplel of Mark that we have. Consequently, these verses... |
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Forum: The Pit
10-19-2012, 04:33 PM
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Replies: 78
Views: 1,361
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Oh dear god that's hilarious :haha:
Also, Noam...
Oh dear god that's hilarious :haha: Also, Noam Chomsky is pretty awesome. |
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Forum: The Pit
10-19-2012, 04:14 PM
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Replies: 4,960
Views: 60,758
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I feel the same way really. I'm not really...
I feel the same way really. I'm not really interested in what the content is so much nowadays but more so how it's arranged and why it was written. It's been interesting in my New Testament class... |
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Forum: The Pit
10-19-2012, 12:01 PM
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Replies: 4,960
Views: 60,758
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Yeah I know that the authorship of the four...
Yeah I know that the authorship of the four Gospels is unknown and that using apostles names for them was a church tradition. I just use the name given to the author for simplicity's sake rather than... |
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Forum: The Pit
10-19-2012, 11:44 AM
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Replies: 167
Views: 4,101
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Ok, I'm willing to give you that we are agnostic...
Ok, I'm willing to give you that we are agnostic about a particular god unless he truly speaks for himself. I should have taken the route of characterizing how people think or thought about said god... |
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Forum: The Pit
10-19-2012, 03:12 AM
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Replies: 128
Views: 2,469
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My dad works a millwright job, which basically...
My dad works a millwright job, which basically means building factory facilities, on the side. He makes good money (including overtime) working 12+ hour shifts. Those 12 hours are grueling, hard... |
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Forum: The Pit
10-19-2012, 02:48 AM
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Replies: 167
Views: 4,101
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Well, how else are you suppose to characterize a...
Well, how else are you suppose to characterize a god like Yahweh, who only speaks through prophets, except by looking at what those prophets say about him? There's no other source of information on... |
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Forum: The Pit
10-18-2012, 01:24 PM
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Replies: 4,960
Views: 60,758
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Very interesting about Nero and the Apocalypse of...
Very interesting about Nero and the Apocalypse of John. I had heard he was thought of as the beast of Revelations at one time. I was thinking more about the end times that Jesus discussed when he was... |
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Forum: The Pit
10-17-2012, 09:35 PM
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Replies: 4,960
Views: 60,758
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I get why Christians say that, but they then seem...
I get why Christians say that, but they then seem contradicted by Jesus himself when he says this: "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to... |
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Forum: The Pit
10-17-2012, 02:05 PM
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Replies: 167
Views: 4,101
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That is a good point, Moses is the one speaking...
That is a good point, Moses is the one speaking about killing the Canaanites rather than Yahweh. I did notice that when I was looking for that verse. I suppose I could have used a verse where Yahweh... |
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Forum: The Pit
10-16-2012, 07:59 PM
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Replies: 167
Views: 4,101
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I wouldn't, nor should anyone. But I was making a...
I wouldn't, nor should anyone. But I was making a Scriptural argument, and that's what the Bible says about the conquest of Canaan. In the Bible it is under command by Yahweh that Moses is to drive... |
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Forum: The Pit
10-15-2012, 09:44 PM
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Replies: 167
Views: 4,101
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So God would never order an act of mass murder?...
So God would never order an act of mass murder? The fact that God orders Moses to slaughter the Canaanites in the books of Exodus and Numbers, plus his command of Joshua to slaughter those in the... |
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Forum: The Pit
10-12-2012, 03:39 PM
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Replies: 167
Views: 4,101
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Funnily enough, the verse in Isaiah where this...
Funnily enough, the verse in Isaiah where this mistranslation occured isn't even a Messianic prophecy. All Isaiah 7:14 is saying is that the enemies of Isreal will be defeated by the time the child... |
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Forum: The Pit
10-07-2012, 03:28 PM
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Replies: 67
Views: 2,019
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Tonganation
Can't stand Bill O'Reilly. The way he holds...
Can't stand Bill O'Reilly. The way he holds himself on his show is despicable and this debate was no different in that regard. What the **** was up with him and the visual aids in the debate? I can't... |
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Forum: The Pit
09-28-2012, 06:05 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 447
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Tonganation
Machine Head- Burn My Eyes
Title lyrics are in...
Machine Head- Burn My Eyes Title lyrics are in the song Old: "Burn my eyes and try to blind me, Bury me so they won't find me." |
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Forum: The Pit
08-27-2012, 11:22 AM
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Replies: 10,304
Views: 128,643
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Tonganation
Agreed. And I think I may truly die of...
Agreed. And I think I may truly die of anticipation for the series finale during the mid season break. A whole year is way too long, but at least I'll have the new The Walking Dead season to tie me... |
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Forum: The Pit
08-27-2012, 09:52 AM
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Replies: 10,304
Views: 128,643
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Well, with this last episode the writers have...
Well, with this last episode the writers have finally done it. They've made their protagonist unsympathetic to anyone except a complete psychopath (in my opinion). The poisoning of Brock was one... |
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Forum: The Pit
08-26-2012, 09:40 PM
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Replies: 10,304
Views: 128,643
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I forgot about that. I remember now he had the...
I forgot about that. I remember now he had the crossbow in that episode. It's been so long since I last watched season one, I may have to rewatch the series again after the break next week. Since we... |
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